Synopses & Reviews
At the moment, Georges has a lot going on. Dad was laid off so Mom has started working extra shifts at the hospital, and they had to sell their house in Brooklyn and move into an apartment. One good thing about the new building is Safer, an unusual boy who lives on the top floor. He's determined to teach Georges how to be a spy. Their main case: spy on the mysterious Mr. X in the apartment above Georges. As Georges and Safer go deeper into their Mr. X plan, the line between games, lies, and reality begin to blur.
Synopsis
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal book When You Reach Me a story about spies, games, and friendship. Seventh grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a lie, and what is a game? How far is too far to go for your only friend? Like the dazzling When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy will keep readers guessing until the end.
Praise for Liar & Spy
Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction (UK)
Texas 2014-2015 Bluebonnet Master List
A Junior Library Guild Selection
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New York Times Bestseller
An Indie Bestseller
Kirkus Reviews starred review
Publishers Weekly starred review
The Horn Book starred review
School Library Journal starred review
The Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books starred review
Autumn 2012 Kids Indie Next List
Nominated for the Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013
Kirkus Reviews Best of Children s Books 2012 List
Publishers Weekly Best of Children s Fiction 2012
School Library Journal Best of Children s Fiction 2012 List
The Horn Book s Best of 2012 List
Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2012 for Kids List
Amazon s Best of the Year, Middle Grade (#3)
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New York Times Book Review Notable Children s Book of 2012
Holiday gift guides:
Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, LA Times NPR Outstanding Backseat Reads for Ages 9-14, NPR s Backseat Book Club
One of The Atlantic Wire s 25 favorite middle grade and young adult book covers of 2012
The
Wall Street Journal s Best Children s Books of 2012
The Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012
The Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books 2012 Blue Ribbons List
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Synopsis
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me a story about spies, games, and friendship.
The first day Georges (the S is silent) moves into a new Brooklyn apartment, he sees a sign taped to a door in the basement: SPY CLUB MEETING--TODAY
That's how he meets his twelve-year-old neigh-bor Safer. He and Georges quickly become allies--and fellow spies. Their assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer's requests become more and more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend?
-Will touch the hearts of kids and adults alike.- --NPR
Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more